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❤️‍🩹 Survivor | Women’s Advocate | Cultural Voice
🕊️ R.I.P. Mommy 8/2/14 – Tootie 6/1/20
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10 days ago
Nothing pisses me off more #kids #fyeredd #phones #dnd
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20 days ago
STORY TIME | How I had to get a n**** back for playing with me… #dating #fyeredd #storytime
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a month ago
Sunset Speaks:✨

I hate when people ask victims,

“Why did you stay?”

Because that question assumes abuse begins with a black eye.

It doesn’t.

Sometimes abuse begins with a sentence.

A criticism.

A manipulation.

A lie.

A slow erosion of your confidence until you no longer recognize the person staring back at you in the mirror.

Psychological abuse is one of the most dangerous prisons because nobody can see the bars.

There are no bruises to point to.

No cast.

No stitches.

No visible scars.

Just a mind that has been conditioned to doubt itself.

To question itself.

To blame itself.

That’s why so many survivors say the hardest battle wasn’t escaping the person.

It was escaping the version of themselves that person convinced them they were.

And that’s what struck me about Fyre Redd’s story.

She talked about blaming herself.

Questioning herself.

Questioning her worth.

And if you’ve never experienced psychological abuse, you may not understand how devastating that is.

Because when someone destroys your self-worth, they don’t just take your confidence.

They take your compass.

And now you’re trying to navigate life while doubting every instinct you have.

That’s why I wish people would replace “Why did you stay?” with “What happened to make you believe you had to?”

Those are two very different questions.

One blames.

The other understands.

For the full interview and her incredible story of survival, watch @fye_redd interview on @AfroTV.

& I’ll ask you this…🙋🏾‍♀️

How many people are trapped in prisons nobody can see because the damage happened to their mind before it ever happened to their body?

Catch me live weekdays on @AfroTV.
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a month ago
Generations! We are at the "A Mother's Love" Brunch dropping gems 💎 What a powerful and purposeful opportunity. Thanks @fye_redd
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a month ago
People always ask, “Why didn’t you just leave?”

What they don’t understand is that abuse doesn’t usually start with fists. Until you’ve lived it, it’s hard to understand how someone can become trapped in a situation that slowly steals their confidence, their voice, and sometimes even their will to fight back.

This is a conversation many people need to hear. Full episode tonight at 8:13p EST.

@povafro
@afrotv
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a month ago
Her best friend set her up to be killed.

At 18 weeks pregnant, @fye_redd was shot five times and somehow survived. Now she’s sharing her story in a 12-part TikTok series that’s capturing millions of viewers.

But the most shocking part? After everything she endured, she says the justice system failed her.

Have you seen the series yet?
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a month ago
When it comes to toxic relationships, many people ask, “Why didn’t she just leave?” 

But it’s never that simple. There are layers of fear, manipulation, control, and emotional abuse that people on the outside don’t always see. 

This story is a reminder that there’s often more to the story than meets the eye.

@fye_redd Shares her story on how she survived an extremely toxic relationship. 

#pointofview #afrotv
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a month ago
Some chapters of our lives are harder to talk about than others. On this episode of POV, I shared a part of my life that I’ve kept private for years. It wasn’t easy to talk about, but I know someone out there needed to hear it…

Full interview coming soon. Stay close!

@afrotv
@povafro
@iammalikalrahim

#fyeredd #mystory
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a month ago
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a month ago
God had the final say… #fyeredd #mystory #truestory
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2 months ago
Am I the problem?? #dating #relationships
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2 months ago
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